Perhaps not unreasonably, the South African head-of-state is reluctant to step down unless he is assured of a top-notch formal banquet and piss-up to mark his contribution to the nation: ‘What’s the point of being head-of-state if you don’t have a good classy knees-up with some top totty and stack of free booze when you quit? [read...]

Reviewing the evidence of several decades of sex scandals, from Profumo to Green via Cecil Parkinson and one Mr Johnson, the UK government has announced that it will stop funding itself as of Monday. [read...]